KERATOCONUS: A HISTORICAL AND PROSPECTIVE REVIEW

Keratoconus: A historical and prospective review

This article is a historical and prospective review of keratoconus and ectatic corneal diseases.It covers definitions and terminology, the prevalence of keratoconus, predisposing factors, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, management, classifications, and progression criteria.It highlights other Display Case aspects of the disease that are usually

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Hidden in the dark under umbrellas: two new Psilolechia species (lichenized Ascomycota , Lecanorales ) described from the Czech Republic

Recent lichenological fieldwork in the Czech Republic resulted in the discovery of two previously unrecognized entities in the genus Psilolechia which are described REPLENISHING TONER below as new species: the saxicolous P.cretacea and the lignicolous P.torii.Both taxa regularly produce a hyphomycetous anamorph in the form of erect, elongate conidi

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INFLUENCE OF POTASSIUM, SUGAR ALCOHOL, AND BORON ON GROWTH AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF MELONS UNDER PROTECTED CULTIVATION

An experiment was conducted in Polytunnel house at Longitude 43.30, latitude 33.410 the Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, University of Anbar, during the spring season of 2023.The experiment was designed to investigate the effects of spraying with potassium, a combination of alcohol sugar (sorbitol), and boron on the vegetative tr

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